8 cops suspended for lapse in duty; 3 held for helping accused

PATNA: The police on Saturday pasted proclamation order on the houses of three named accused, detained three suspects in West Bengal who provided shelter to two of the five shooters and suspended 10 policemen for dereliction of duty in patrolling in connection with the daring murder insidea prominent hospital earlier this week.

- Avinash Kumar

City SP (Central) Diksha, who led the SIT in connection with sensational murder of a convicted prisoner who was released on parole, Chandan Kumar Mishra, told HT that Patna police pasted proclamation order at the houses of three named accused-Balwant, Monu and Tausheef Raja alias Badsaah-involved in the murder.

Chandan’s father Shrikant Mishra alias Mantu Mishra registered an FIR with the Shastri Nagar police station against three named accused and unknown assailants. The Patna police as well as Bihar STF has not been able to trace him even 48 hours after registration of the case against them. Sleuths of Patna police used loudspeakers to announce to the people that they were still absconding and the police should be informed if anyone got information about

their whereabouts. Police passed the proclamation order on the wall of the accused's paternal houses.